Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise
Autor(a) principal: | |
---|---|
Data de Publicação: | 2024 |
Tipo de documento: | Artigo |
Idioma: | por |
Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | https://doi.org/10.21814/diacritica.4769 |
Resumo: | The aim of this paper is to follow the evolution of Victor Hugo’s own thinking on the idea of translation and the translator. In fact, in 1819, Victor Hugo felt outraged by a translation in verse of Homer into French: “It is monstrous and untenable”, stating that “a translation in verse of anyone, made by anyone, seems [to him] absurd, impossible and chimerical”, thus a priori suggesting that Victor Hugo is an advocate of untranslatability. In his youth, Victor Hugo understood any translation to be forbidden, a taboo, assigning the utmost importance to the author himself. But his point of view will evolve with time. The work done by his son, François-Victor Hugo, from 1858 to 1866, would bring him a new horizon in the field of translation. Hard work, thus leading to a revaluation of the task of the translator, by treading a laborious, yet stimulating path. Tributary of his time, Victor Hugo gives us a whole new process of renewal of ideas around French discourse on translation. This article aims to delve into the universe of Victor Hugo in order to clarify such an individual evolutionary perspective throughout the nineteenth century. We will do so by analysing his writings on a chronological basis, starting from the works written in his early youth to those published during exile. |
id |
RCAP_294655c6025885b3180b52613c5c4a8a |
---|---|
oai_identifier_str |
oai:journals.uminho.pt:article/4769 |
network_acronym_str |
RCAP |
network_name_str |
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
repository_id_str |
7160 |
spelling |
Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradiseVictor Hugo e a tradução. Todo um “caminho de pedra” que conduz ao paraísoTranslationEvolutionVictor HugoTraduçãoEvoluçãoVictor HugoThe aim of this paper is to follow the evolution of Victor Hugo’s own thinking on the idea of translation and the translator. In fact, in 1819, Victor Hugo felt outraged by a translation in verse of Homer into French: “It is monstrous and untenable”, stating that “a translation in verse of anyone, made by anyone, seems [to him] absurd, impossible and chimerical”, thus a priori suggesting that Victor Hugo is an advocate of untranslatability. In his youth, Victor Hugo understood any translation to be forbidden, a taboo, assigning the utmost importance to the author himself. But his point of view will evolve with time. The work done by his son, François-Victor Hugo, from 1858 to 1866, would bring him a new horizon in the field of translation. Hard work, thus leading to a revaluation of the task of the translator, by treading a laborious, yet stimulating path. Tributary of his time, Victor Hugo gives us a whole new process of renewal of ideas around French discourse on translation. This article aims to delve into the universe of Victor Hugo in order to clarify such an individual evolutionary perspective throughout the nineteenth century. We will do so by analysing his writings on a chronological basis, starting from the works written in his early youth to those published during exile.O objetivo é seguir a evolução do próprio pensamento de Victor Hugo sobre a conceção da tradução e do tradutor. De facto, em 1819, Victor Hugo ficou indignado com uma tradução de Homero em verso em língua francesa: “É monstruoso e insustentável”, declarando que “uma tradução em verso de qualquer pessoa, por qualquer pessoa parece-[lhe] absurda, impossível e quimérica”, sugerindo a priori que Victor Hugo é um defensor da intraduzibilidade. Na sua juventude, Victor Hugo entendia que qualquer tradução era proibida, um tabu, dando toda a importância ao próprio autor. Mas o seu ponto de vista irá evoluir com o tempo. O trabalho desenvolvido pelo seu filho François-Victor Hugo, de 1858 a 1866, trar-lhe-á um novo horizonte no campo da tradução. Labor severo, revalorizando assim a tarefa do tradutor, percorrendo um caminho árduo, mas estimulante. Tributário da sua época, com Victor Hugo, é todo um processo de renovação de ideias do discurso francês sobre a tradução que nos é entregue. O objetivo deste artigo é mergulhar no universo de Victor Hugo a fim de clarificar esta sua perspetiva evolutiva ao longo do século XIX. Fá-lo-emos analisando os seus escritos cronologicamente, desde as obras da primeira juventude, até às obras do seu exílio.CEHUM2024-01-31info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.21814/diacritica.4769https://doi.org/10.21814/diacritica.4769Diacrítica; Vol. 37 N.º 3 (2023): Circum-navegações transtextuais e culturais – Em torno da tradução literária e abordagens transversais; 103-116Diacrítica; Vol. 37 No. 3 (2023): Transtextual and cultural Circumnavigations - Around literary translation and transversal approaches; 103-1162183-91740870-896710.21814/diacritica.37.3reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPporhttps://revistas.uminho.pt/index.php/diacritica/article/view/4769https://revistas.uminho.pt/index.php/diacritica/article/view/4769/6299Direitos de Autor (c) 2024 Louchet Chantalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessChantal, Louchet2024-10-25T07:49:42Zoai:journals.uminho.pt:article/4769Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-10-25T07:49:42Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv |
Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise Victor Hugo e a tradução. Todo um “caminho de pedra” que conduz ao paraíso |
title |
Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise |
spellingShingle |
Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise Chantal, Louchet Translation Evolution Victor Hugo Tradução Evolução Victor Hugo |
title_short |
Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise |
title_full |
Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise |
title_fullStr |
Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise |
title_full_unstemmed |
Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise |
title_sort |
Victor Hugo and translation: a whole difficult journey that leads into paradise |
author |
Chantal, Louchet |
author_facet |
Chantal, Louchet |
author_role |
author |
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv |
Chantal, Louchet |
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv |
Translation Evolution Victor Hugo Tradução Evolução Victor Hugo |
topic |
Translation Evolution Victor Hugo Tradução Evolução Victor Hugo |
description |
The aim of this paper is to follow the evolution of Victor Hugo’s own thinking on the idea of translation and the translator. In fact, in 1819, Victor Hugo felt outraged by a translation in verse of Homer into French: “It is monstrous and untenable”, stating that “a translation in verse of anyone, made by anyone, seems [to him] absurd, impossible and chimerical”, thus a priori suggesting that Victor Hugo is an advocate of untranslatability. In his youth, Victor Hugo understood any translation to be forbidden, a taboo, assigning the utmost importance to the author himself. But his point of view will evolve with time. The work done by his son, François-Victor Hugo, from 1858 to 1866, would bring him a new horizon in the field of translation. Hard work, thus leading to a revaluation of the task of the translator, by treading a laborious, yet stimulating path. Tributary of his time, Victor Hugo gives us a whole new process of renewal of ideas around French discourse on translation. This article aims to delve into the universe of Victor Hugo in order to clarify such an individual evolutionary perspective throughout the nineteenth century. We will do so by analysing his writings on a chronological basis, starting from the works written in his early youth to those published during exile. |
publishDate |
2024 |
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv |
2024-01-31 |
dc.type.status.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
dc.type.driver.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
format |
article |
status_str |
publishedVersion |
dc.identifier.uri.fl_str_mv |
https://doi.org/10.21814/diacritica.4769 https://doi.org/10.21814/diacritica.4769 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.21814/diacritica.4769 |
dc.language.iso.fl_str_mv |
por |
language |
por |
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv |
https://revistas.uminho.pt/index.php/diacritica/article/view/4769 https://revistas.uminho.pt/index.php/diacritica/article/view/4769/6299 |
dc.rights.driver.fl_str_mv |
Direitos de Autor (c) 2024 Louchet Chantal info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
rights_invalid_str_mv |
Direitos de Autor (c) 2024 Louchet Chantal |
eu_rights_str_mv |
openAccess |
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv |
application/pdf |
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
CEHUM |
publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
CEHUM |
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv |
Diacrítica; Vol. 37 N.º 3 (2023): Circum-navegações transtextuais e culturais – Em torno da tradução literária e abordagens transversais; 103-116 Diacrítica; Vol. 37 No. 3 (2023): Transtextual and cultural Circumnavigations - Around literary translation and transversal approaches; 103-116 2183-9174 0870-8967 10.21814/diacritica.37.3 reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informação instacron:RCAAP |
instname_str |
Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informação |
instacron_str |
RCAAP |
institution |
RCAAP |
reponame_str |
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
collection |
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
repository.name.fl_str_mv |
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informação |
repository.mail.fl_str_mv |
mluisa.alvim@gmail.com |
_version_ |
1817548619633393664 |